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Snow snake is an Indigenous winter sport traditionally played by many tribes in the Great Lakes region in the United States and Canada, including the Ojibwe, Sioux, Wyandotte, Oneida and other Haudenosaunee people.
As with any subject of folklore, details about the snow snake vary depending on the storyteller. However, most accounts purport that the snow snake is a highly venomous, white-colored serpent that lives in the snow. [1] [2] [3] Occasional details have been offered regarding the eyes of a snow snake such as them being blue or pink [2] in color ...
Throwing the snow snake reminds of hunting caribous, seal and ptarmigan, as the hunters had to sneak up on their prey and throw their spear or snow snake from great distances with great accuracy. [30] [26] [31] The longest recorded distance set at a snow snake game was set at the 2008 Arctic Winter Games by Sandy Annanack, with 159.89 meters ...
The western hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) is a species [2] of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America. There are three subspecies that are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies .
Joint snake, a snake that can reassemble itself after being cut to pieces or break apart when hit with something. [10] [9] Snallygaster, a bird/reptile-like hybrid beast said to inhabit the hills surrounding Washington and Frederick Counties of Maryland; Snow snake, a snake that is active only during winter months. [5]
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The Egyptian sand boa is a heavily-built snake with a small head, small eyes, vertical pupils, and a short tail. Scale texture is extremely smooth, except on the tail, which is covered in bumps. Adult female specimens of G. colubrinus are rarely more than 91 cm (3 feet) in total length (including tail). [3]
Hognose snake is a common name for several unrelated species of snakes with upturned snouts, classified in two colubrid snake families and one pseudoxyrhophiid snake family. They include the following genera :